DC Salvage: Titles branded as Salvage per the vehicle’s owner/lessor request (normally due to an insurance settlement).

Non-Repairable: Vehicle that is non-repairable will be titled/branded as Non-Repairable.

All Salvage Vehicles must pass safety inspection and be submitted through DC Auto Theft Inspection [PDF] PRIOR to DC Registration.

Insurance companies that make a damage settlement for a salvage/non-repairable vehicle and do not keep the vehicle must notify the vehicle’s owner/lessor of his/her obligation to apply to the DMV for a salvage/non-repairable title within thirty (30) days of settlement. No MPD Anti-Theft needed.

Insurance companies that make a damage settlement for a salvage/non-repairable vehicle and keep the vehicle must apply to the DMV for a salvage/ non-repairable title within thirty (30) days of settlement.

The owner must apply within thirty (30) days of vehicle being damaged and before the vehicle is repaired.

The lessor must apply for a salvage/non-repairable title within thirty (30) days of being notified of the vehicle’s damaged status.

A lessee of a salvage or non-repairable vehicle shall notify the lessor within thirty (30) days of the date the damaged occurred and shall not repair the vehicle prior to the issuance of salvage title to the lessor.